Vodafone Fijiana 15’s Set to Face Scotland and Netherlands in Historic Pre-WXV 3 Matches

The Vodafone Fijiana 15’s are gearing up for an exciting and historic series of international matches as they prepare for the upcoming WXV 3 tournament in Dubai later this year.

These crucial encounters will provide the team with valuable game time and a perfect platform to fine-tune their strategies ahead of the 2025 Rugby World Cup.

For the first time in history, the Vodafone Fijiana 15s will go head-to-head with Scotland Women on Sunday, 15th September.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 3:45 am (FJT) at the Hive Stadium.

Following this, the Vodafone Fijiana XV will embark on another groundbreaking journey as they travel to the Netherlands for their first-ever match against the Orange Ladies.

This highly anticipated fixture will take place on Thursday, 19th September, at the NRCA Stadium in Amsterdam.

Vodafone Fijiana XV Head Coach Mosese Rauluni, said these two matches will be vital for preparations towards the WXV3 in Dubai.

“The big focus is Scotland in the first game but the main focus of all is to win the WXV3 and its great to go against a tough team like Scotland who are in the Womens Six Nationsand Netherlands who is a up and coming nation.”

“These test matches allow us an opportunity to head into WXV3 game ready. The squad has added a number of Women’s HPU players to the extended squad as we build to these test matches. Scotland won their finished 4th in 6 Nations earlier this year and won WXV2 in 2023, we look forward to testing ourselves against them. Netherlands have qualified for WXV3 and are vying for a RWC place, they will offer a different style of rugby which is critical for our RWC 2025 preparations.”

The Vodafone Fijiana XV will face tough competition at WXV3 with matches against Hong Kong China, Samoa, and Spain.

The WXV3 tournament kicks off on the 27th of September.